-LRB- CNN Student News -RRB- -- December 16 , 2010

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE : We 're seniors at Tulare Union High School , and you 're watching ... .

ENTIRE GROUP : ... CNN Student News ! Woo !

CARL AZUZ , CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR : Want to thank my seniors for that very energetic introduction . I 'm Carl Azuz . This is CNN Student News . And in our penultimate program of 2010 , we present some perspectives on privacy . But first though , we 're headed to Washington , D.C.

First Up : Senate Tax Vote

AZUZ : 81 yays ; 19 nays . So , the tax cut plan passes in the U.S. Senate . This is the compromise that President Obama and Republican leaders came up with that would extend a series of tax cuts for another two years . Yesterday , the Senate approved the plan which would cost more than $ 850 billion . Now though , it has to go through the House of Representatives . Some of the Democratic members there are n't happy with parts of this plan , so this is not a something that is set in stone .

Oil Spill Lawsuit

AZUZ : The U.S. government is filing a lawsuit over this year 's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico . The suit is aimed at BP and eight other companies who were involved in the spill . When he made the announcement yesterday , Attorney General Eric Holder said `` we intend to hold them fully accountable for their violations of the law . '' The lawsuit , which accuses the companies of failing to prevent or control the spill , is one of nearly 80 suits that are all being combined together .

CEO Meeting

AZUZ : And a meeting brings together politics and big business . President Obama got together yesterday with the heads of 20 of America 's biggest companies , including Google , American Express and PepsiCo . Here , you can see the president walking to the meeting at Blair House just across the street from the White House . He said the goal was to find ways to boost the economy and increase hiring . The group talked about energy , taxes and trade with other countries . One CEO who was at the meeting said he hoped it would provide the opportunity to figure out some plans to help the economy .

Shoutout

JOHN LISK , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for the Shoutout ! Which of these ships was involved in the Boston Tea Party ? If you think you know it , shout it out ! Was it the : A -RRB- Dartmouth , B -RRB- Merrimack , C -RRB- Mayflower or D -RRB- Pinafore ? You 've got three seconds -- GO ! The Dartmouth was one of the ships involved in the Boston Tea Party . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout !

Boston Tea Party Anniversary

AZUZ : That famous protest happened 237 years ago today . A group of colonists disguised themselves as Native Americans , went on ships in Boston Harbor , and dumped hundreds of chests of tea overboard . What they were protesting against was the British Tea Act . Remember , the American colonies were controlled by Great Britain back then . Some colonists were angry about the taxes being created by the British government . The British parliament was furious about the Boston Tea Party and set up more laws in Boston . All of this helped to eventually lead to the American Revolution .

Shoutout Extra Credit

MICHELLE WRIGHT , CNN STUDENT NEWS : Time for a Shoutout Extra Credit ! Who is the founder of Facebook ? You know what to do ! Is it : A -RRB- Bill Gates , B -RRB- Shawn Fanning , C -RRB- Steve Jobs or D -RRB- Mark Zuckerberg ? Another three seconds on the clock -- GO ! Zuckerberg started the social networking site when he was a student at Harvard University . That 's your answer and that 's your Shoutout Extra Credit !

Person of the Year

AZUZ : That was back in 2003 . In 2010 , Mark Zuckerberg is TIME Magazine 's person of the year . TIME is owned by Time Warner , the same company that owns CNN . Other people who were considered for this year 's award : the Chilean miners , the Tea Party movement , and the founder of WikiLeaks . TIME said that it chose Zuckerberg because his social networking site has had a huge impact on how we communicate and do business . The magazine pointed out that Facebook has linked one-twelfth of the entire world into a single network . If Facebook was a country , it would be the third largest country on the planet .

What You Share Online ?

AZUZ : Nearly half of all Americans have a Facebook account . We know a lot of you do . When you post something online , even if it 's meant to be private , there 's a good chance it can end up being public . I talked with some Atlanta-area teens and their parents recently about how much privacy they expect to have when they log on .

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AZUZ : As far as phones go , and sharing your numbers , how many of you expect your numbers to remain private ? And have you ever gotten a text or a call from a number you did n't recognize ?

GROUP : Yes

ADAM VRTIS , STUDENT : But that 's normally from someone that 's given my number to someone else , not that I approved it . So , never mind , hand goes down !

KATHERINE THORNBURGH , STUDENT : I tell my friends not to give away my phone number , but it still happens .

AZUZ : These suburban Atlanta teenagers may want their phone number to be private , but I found their expectations were very different when it comes to the internet .

Do you expect what you post online to be private ?

VRTIS : No , I do n't .

AZUZ : Why not ?

VRTIS : Everyone sees it , the internet . It 's the world wide web ; everyone can get to it . I 'm pretty careful about what I put on it .

HANNAH GALT , STUDENT : I know nothing 's really private .

AZUZ : So , how does that affect what you post on Facebook ?

GALT : I do n't say anything that I do n't want anyone to hear .

AZUZ : It 's a caution instilled by their parents .

How much privacy do you give him on Facebook ?

LORI VRTIS , PARENT : Very little . If they do want privacy , they can get a journal , they can write in it , keep it in their desk drawer . I will never read it . But when you 're posting something that everyone can look at , I 'm going to look at it also .

KAREN THORNBURGH , PARENT : Anything you 're willing to put out there in a written form , be willing to stand up in front of the whole high school and announce this .

ARIA GALT , PARENT : Well , I teach in a school , so we deal with a lot of these issues each day . And so , I sometimes talk about situations that I 've encountered at work and hoping that maybe something would be learned from those as well .

AZUZ : And while all three students said they 'd texted something they wished they could take back , they were far more reserved in their internet behavior , largely because of their parents ' involvement .

JOE VRTIS , PARENT : Professing the ignorance of it and not monitoring it , I think you 're setting yourself up for failure as a parent . I think the kids definitely need guidance .

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Career Connections

AZUZ : It 's time for another edition of Career Connections . Our own Tomeka Jones joins me here . Tomeka , I hear you 're focusing on the investigative side of journalism today .

TOMEKA JONES , CNN STUDENT NEWS ASSOCIATE PRODUCER : That 's right , Carl . Amber Lyon is an investigative reporter and correspondent for CNN . Before she started working here , she moved to Central America to help improve herself as a journalist . Amber credits her mother for helping her decide what career path she wanted to take . And she says she 's successful because she has a passion for journalism and knew she could n't fail at it .

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AMBER LYON , CNN CORRESPONDENT : The reason I love being a journalist is that you can really make a huge difference in society . A video , I say , can say a million words .

General assignment is more you do the breaking news , the quick-turn stories that feed the daily news . They 're very important . You 'll find a lot more general assignment reporters than you ever will investigative reporters .

Investigative is more like , we find one issue and maybe spend sometimes an entire year looking into it and getting down to the bottom of it . It 's more documentary style .

One thing you 'll have to learn in news more than anything is that , how can you make your story different , how can you get the public 's attention ?

My whole goal with Backpack Reporters is to be able to bring them on stories with us . Let them experience the story , kind of , we 're going to be taking a journey and I 'm going to bring you with me . So , with the backpack , I look at it as , okay , I 'm going to throw on my backpack and come with me ; we 're going to go on a journey to find the story . And I just try to make it really intimate with viewers so that they can connect to it .

A lesson to everybody , whether you 're a journalist or any other type of career , is be willing to take risks . Because if you 're truly passionate about it , follow your passion and success will follow , and it will pay off in the end .

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AZUZ : We 've been making Career Connections all semester . Now , we want to hear from you . Students , go to our blog at CNNStudentNews.com . Tell us what careers have sparked your interest . And teachers , check out the CNN Teachers ' Lounge and share how you address careers in your classrooms . The blog , the Teachers ' Lounge : they 're both at CNNStudentNews.com !

Before We Go

AZUZ : Before we go , we 've got a tail that takes a long time to tell . Say , 25 years . That 's how long Misty here has been around . That would make her 175 in dog years . And if the folks at the record books can confirm that , she will officially be the oldest dog in the world . Misty 's owner has to provide the proof , and that includes the seven years before he adopted her .

Goodbye

AZUZ : You know , the part of her life that he mist-y . Hey , at least we did n't make a joke about an old dog needing to walk with a cane-ine . Or about Misty being the mutt of a bunch of jokes ? We 'll roll over and try again tomorrow . For CNN Student News , I 'm Carl Azuz .

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